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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1972
Page
9
A newspaper note marks Armed Forces Day on May 2 saying service members deserve recognition for their sacrifices. It urges honoring wounded and missing personnel and notes the nation remains divided over the Vietnam war while affirming military service as honorable and essential to national security.
The upcoming California and New York primaries May decide the race as Humphrey and McGovern fight for delegates. California votes June 6 and New York on June 20. together they hold over a third of needed nomination votes. Humphrey faces strong antiwar lobbying in both states, while McGovern could gain momentum even with a narrow defeat.
The piece argues western religious influence wanes due to impractical church stances and insistence on old dogma. It cites the United Church of Christ homosexual ordination as an example of misguided tolerance, framing it as a practical church leadership decision rather than a matter of tolerance.
An editorial pace condemns a neo fascist climate at Yale arguing a college president tolerates militant students. It cites an Army Chief of Staff visit disrupted and calls for administrators with fortitude to defend democracy and free speech on campus.
Mrs Richard Nixon receives the Lions International Humanitarian Award from Robert J Uplinger of Syracuse NY president of the Lions Clubs. The world organization honored the First Lady for service.
The piece surveys hearings on press bias during the Nixon Humphrey 1968 race. Edith Efron’s The News excerpt quotes network portrayals of Nixon and Humphrey, highlighting perceived flaws and virtues across ABC CBS and NBC. It urges FCC action to study bias patterns before the 1972 election.
Representative William Harsha explains the President's Individual Retirement Benefits Act of 1972. The plan would 50 percent vest after age and service sum to 50, then 100 percent after five more years, with tax incentives to encourage personal retirement accounts and higher deductions for self employed savers.
The Ohio General Assembly’s first session after recess featured a tax credits bill for parents paying private school costs to offset a Supreme Court ruling and ongoing Finance and Ways and Means discussions on the Capital Improvements Bill and related tax relief. Previewed are no fault insurance prospects, pension reforms, and bank fee schedules, with floor action anticipated. a poetry column and notices follow.
Paul Varney argues that retirement perks fail to satisfy when God is left out. The piece cites biblical verses from Ecclesiastes Luke and Matthew to urge laying up treasures in heaven, noting Christian service continues beyond earthly retirement and ends with the parable of the rich man who leaves all behind.
Parson Jones recalls a dream where a large calm crowd follows a preacher named Jesus up a mountainside. The sermon ends with a miraculous feeding as attendees share sandwiches from a lunch bag. He wakes, amused and hungry, saying goodbye.
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